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sellout

 
 
/ˈselaʊt/ noun [no plural]

Definition

EVENT a performance or event where all of the tickets have been sold
FOR MONEY/POWER informal when someone does something that is against their beliefs in order to get money or power
(Definition of sellout noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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